Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-100.4

Discipline of child - Prohibition of bullying at school and online –

Policy requirements.

A. Each school district board of education shall adopt a policy

for the discipline of all children attending public school in that

district, and for the investigation of reported incidents of

bullying. The policy shall provide options for the discipline of

the students and shall define standards of conduct to which students

are expected to conform. The policy shall:

1. Specifically address bullying by students at school and by

electronic communication, if the communication is specifically

directed at students or school personnel and concerns bullying at

school;

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2. Contain a procedure for reporting an act of bullying to a

school official or law enforcement agency, including a provision

that permits a person to report an act anonymously. No formal

disciplinary action shall be taken solely on the basis of an

anonymous report;

3. Contain a requirement that any school employee that has

reliable information that would lead a reasonable person to suspect

that a person is a target of bullying shall immediately report it to

the principal or a designee of the principal;

4. Contain a statement of how the policy is to be publicized

including a requirement that:

a. an annual written notice of the policy be provided to

parents, guardians, staff, volunteers and students,

with age-appropriate language for students,

b. notice of the policy be posted at various locations

within each school site, including but not limited to

cafeterias, school bulletin boards, and administration

offices,

c. the policy be posted on the Internet website for the

school district and each school site that has an

Internet website, and

d. the policy be included in all student and employee

handbooks;

5. Require that appropriate school district personnel involved

in investigating reports of bullying make a determination regarding

whether the conduct is actually occurring;

6. Contain a procedure for providing timely notification to the

parents or guardians of a victim of documented and verified bullying

and to the parents or guardians of the perpetrator of the documented

and verified bullying;

7. Identify by job title the school official responsible for

enforcing the policy;

8. Contain procedures for reporting to law enforcement all

documented and verified acts of bullying which may constitute

criminal activity or reasonably have the potential to endanger

school safety;

9. Require training for administrators and school employees as

developed and provided by the State Department of Education in

preventing, identifying, responding to and reporting incidents of

bullying. The training shall be completed the first year an

administrator or school employee is employed by a school district,

and then once every fifth academic year;

10. Provide for an educational program as designed and

developed by the State Department of Education and in consultation

with the Office of Juvenile Affairs for students and parents in

preventing, identifying, responding to and reporting incidents of

bullying;

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11. Establish a procedure for referral of a person who commits

an act of bullying to a delinquency prevention and diversion program

administered by the Office of Juvenile Affairs;

12. Address prevention by providing:

a. consequences and remedial action for a person who

commits an act of bullying,

b. consequences and remedial action for a student found

to have falsely accused another as a means of

retaliation, reprisal or as a means of bullying, and

c. a strategy for providing counseling or referral to

appropriate services, including guidance, academic

intervention, and other protection for students, both

targets and perpetrators, and family members affected

by bullying, as necessary;

13. Establish a procedure for:
on for a student found

to have falsely accused another as a means of

retaliation, reprisal or as a means of bullying, and

c. a strategy for providing counseling or referral to

appropriate services, including guidance, academic

intervention, and other protection for students, both

targets and perpetrators, and family members affected

by bullying, as necessary;

13. Establish a procedure for:

a. the investigation, determination and documentation of

all incidents of bullying reported to school

officials,

b. identifying the principal or a designee of the

principal as the person responsible for investigating

incidents of bullying,

c. reporting the number of incidents of bullying, and

d. determining the severity of the incidents and their

potential to result in future violence;

14. Establish a procedure whereby, upon completing an

investigation of bullying, a school may recommend that available

community mental health care, substance abuse or other counseling

options be provided to the student, if appropriate; and

15. Establish a procedure whereby a school may request the

disclosure of any information concerning students who have received

mental health, substance abuse, or other care pursuant to paragraph

14 of this subsection that indicates an explicit threat to the

safety of students or school personnel, provided the disclosure of

the information does not violate the requirements and provisions of

the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, the Health

Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Section 2503

of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1376 of Title 59 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, or any other state or federal laws regarding

the disclosure of confidential information.

B. In developing the policy, the district board of education

shall make an effort to involve the teachers, parents,

administrators, school staff, school volunteers, community

representatives, local law enforcement agencies and students. The

students, teachers, and parents or guardian of every child residing

within a school district shall be notified by the district board of

education of its adoption of the policy and shall receive a copy

upon request. The school district policy shall be implemented in a

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manner that is ongoing throughout the school year and is integrated

with other violence prevention efforts.

C. The teacher of a child attending a public school shall have

the same right as a parent or guardian to control and discipline

such child according to district policies during the time the child

is in attendance or in transit to or from the school or any other

school function authorized by the school district or classroom

presided over by the teacher.

D. Except concerning students on individualized education plans

(IEP) pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

(IDEA), P.L. No. 101-476, the State Board of Education shall not

have authority to prescribe student disciplinary policies for school

districts or to proscribe corporal punishment in the public schools.

The State Board of Education shall not have authority to require

school districts to file student disciplinary action reports more

often than once each year and shall not use disciplinary action

reports in determining a school district's or school site's

eligibility for program assistance including competitive grants.

E. The board of education of each school district in this state

shall have the option of adopting a dress code for students enrolled

in the school district. The board of education of a school district

shall also have the option of adopting a dress code which includes

school uniforms.

F. The board of education of each school district in this state

shall have the option of adopting a procedure that requires students

to perform campus-site service for violating the district's policy.

G. The State Board of Education shall:
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in the school district. The board of education of a school district

shall also have the option of adopting a dress code which includes

school uniforms.

F. The board of education of each school district in this state

shall have the option of adopting a procedure that requires students

to perform campus-site service for violating the district's policy.

G. The State Board of Education shall:

1. Promulgate rules for periodically monitoring school

districts for compliance with this section and providing sanctions

for noncompliance with this section;

2. Establish and maintain a central repository for the

collection of information regarding documented and verified

incidents of bullying; and

3. Publish a report annually on the State Department of

Education website regarding the number of documented and verified

incidents of bullying in the public schools in the state.